Saturday, 20 February 2010

Saturday walk.

Tess, the black cat and I have just been for a walk down the pasture. The sun is quite warm on our backs, the rabbits are frisking about in the fields and have dug a large hole under the barn. The black cat is seriously interested - he is adept at catching (and scoffing) tiny rabbits fresh from the nest (sorry), The farmer is busy spreading effluent on the fields (sorry again) and when he has done that he will concentrate on collecting all the heaps of nature's prunings which lie about waiting to go on a bonfire. Dare I say that there is a modicum of spring in the air today. (that is probably reason enough for a snowy downfall overnight.) Have a good weekend.

21 comments:

Lovely walk (and view via photos) on what is certainly a more spring-like day there than here. We still have nearly a foot of snow on the ground after days of settling and compacting; it's now so hard that Moon the dog, 60 pounds, can walk atop the crust as if on solid ice…which it is, more or less. Still pretty, though.

Enjoyed the walk with you today. But, Spring is a long way off, in my little corner of the world. Like "Grizzled" we still have quite a bit of snow, and the weatherman is forecasting 4 inches more this week-end. So have a lovely week-end and enjoy your spring-like weather.

I enjoyed your walk Pat but haven't dared set out myself as there is still a lot of snow and ice on footpaths here. We are due more snow on Monday apparently but I shan't mind if it forgets us! It's a glorious day but I can't do any gardening as it is still covered. The snowdrops are just peeping over the top.

For me as well, your post brought up memories of the scents of spring. Thawing earth. Fertilizer from the barnyard. Warm breezes bringing in a hint of blossoms. And your walking companion, Tess, looks like she is a good friend and earns her keep.

I think one reason why our cat lived to a pretty ripe old age is because she caught and ate so many baby rabbits that she didn't need to eat very much man-made food. We had a lovely day here for a walk as well. Birds singing! Winter is not done with us of course, but it is a nice breather.